A View of the Development of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures, Their Clinical Integration, Electronification, and Potential Impact on Rehabilitation Service Delivery.
Andrea L Cheville, Jeffrey R Basford
PMID 34896403WHAT IT FOUND
This commentary traces how patient-reported outcomes moved from population research to individual care.
It argues that electronic tools can better capture subjective function than clinician ratings alone. However, it reports no trial data, so it offers no evidence that any specific PROM improves patient recovery.
What this paper is
This is a commentary describing the history and potential of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and their electronic integration. It reports no original patient data, trials, or outcomes, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the endorsement of electronic PROMs in this text as evidence that they work better than standard care. The paper reviews history and potential but presents no original data showing that using these tools improves patient outcomes.